A question about look_at()

Question

So I was recently creating a drag and move mechanic in my game and it was successful.
Then I just wanted to make the player look at the cursor with:

look_at(Vector3(pos.x, translation.y, pos.z), Vector3(0, 1, 0)

and it works...

However when I tested the game, the player suddenly doesn't go in the direction of the mouse; atleast some certain directions. When I removed the look_at() function, it definitely works... Can you help me please?

The function:
var space_state = get_world().direct_space_state

var mouse_position = get_viewport().get_mouse_position()
var cursor_pos = Vector3()

rayOrigin = camera.project_ray_origin(mouse_position)
rayEnd = rayOrigin + camera.project_ray_normal(mouse_position) * 20000

var intersection = space_state.intersect_ray(rayOrigin, rayEnd)

if not intersection.empty():
    var pos = intersection.position

    Input.set_mouse_mode(Input.MOUSE_MODE_HIDDEN)
    $Cursor/CursorMesh.visible = true
    look_at(Vector3(pos.x, translation.y, pos.z), Vector3(0, 1, 0))
    if Input.is_action_pressed("click"):
        var point = Vector3(pos.x, translation.y, pos.z)
        direction = point - transform.origin
        motion = direction.normalized()
        motion += transform.basis * direction
else:
    Input.set_mouse_mode(Input.MOUSE_MODE_VISIBLE)
    $Cursor/CursorMesh.visible = false`

Comments

It will help if you put a test project with minimal setup on github and give the link. Is it possible?

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sure https://bitdevgd.itch.io/3d-drag-move-rpg-prototype

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It says "You do not have access to this page. This game has been restricted by the author and can not be downloaded." =(

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that should do it, try again

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Ok, what do you want to achieve with the motion += transform.basis * direction line? Because if you remove that line and just set motion to motion = direction.normalized() or motion = direction, a player moves to the right direction already.

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ok thanks a lot :D

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also while youre at it can you help me with the SwipeDetector script? And open the Player At Battle scene

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First of all you have to enable "emulate touch from mouse" property in project settings. Then there is a strange logic how you determine the end of touch. Try this: func _input(event): if not event is InputEventScreenTouch: return if event.is_pressed(): _start_detection(event.position) else: _end_detection(event.position)

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can you send me the full code?